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11/14/10

Importance of Adult Congenital Heart Patients Getting Multidisciplinary Care

Children born with Congenital Heart Problems are living longer than ever but their hearts remain at risk. Dr. Yuli Kim encourages individuals who had these problems as children to form a care partnership between their pediatric and adult heart specialists and seek out a multidisciplinary team so they can get the care that is right for their unique situation.

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Yuli Kim, MD Yuli Kim, MD
Director, Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Yuli Kim, MD is an assistant professor of medicine and medical director of the Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center, a joint program between Penn Medicine and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Kim received her medical degree from The School of Medicine at the University of Virginia and completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at The Johns Hopkins... more >

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